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WEEKEND REF WATCH: Last chance for Webb to prove he's worthy of World Cup... and why qualifying assignments are special

Howard Webb steps out in Zagreb to referee the Croatia v Belgium qualifier still uncertain whether he will be going to Brazil next year.

Unlike the England players who know that two wins will guarantee qualification, Webb will have to wait until all play-offs are finished and the squad of referees are announced to see if he will be making history.

There has never been a World Cup final referee who has returned to referee in the following tournament and some will wonder what Webb’s motivation to go to another tournament that he cannot referee the final of is.

Will he make the cut? Howard Webb won't find out if he's in the referee's squad for the World Cup until after the play-off round in November

Taking charge: Webb took charge of the ill-tempered 2010 World Cup final between Holland and Spain, sending John Heitinga off

ENGLAND'S REFEREES

Friday 11th vs Montenegro Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)

The
referee who was in charge of our best recent performance, the 5-1 win
over Croatia in September 2009 returns to Wembley a vastly more
experienced referee. He is on the shortlist for Brazil 2014 after
refereeing well in South Africa 2010 but missed out on the European
Championships in 2012.

Tuesday 15th vs Poland Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

England
should know Skomina well as he has been in charge of three full
international matches of ours. The first was a 0-1 defeat against
Ukraine, then a 2-2 draw against Switzerland but most recently the 3-2
win over Sweden in the European Championships. He also refereed
Manchester United last month in their 4-2 win over Leverkusen.

Knowing the man, it will be to offer help and guidance to whichever of his World colleagues are selected and then to enjoy the whole experience whilst not under pressure to try and be selected for the final again.

The other referee trying to qualify from the FIFA shortlist is Mark Clattenburg who has not had a World Cup qualifier since he took charge of Netherlands v Romania in March this year.

England’s referees are well represented over the two qualification days with Martin Atkinson in Amsterdam for Netherlands v Hungary and Michael Oliver, proving that if you are good enough then you are old enough, travelling to Napoli for Italy’s final qualifier against Armenia.

What all of the referees will find for these games are cities that buzz with excitement at the prospect of International football games. I remember being in Belgium for the reverse of Webb’s game and the city square in Brussels was full of fans from both sides. They were enjoying the food and drink and sharing jokes as the match grew closer.

It is very different from the feeling before an England game at Wembley. Whether that is because England fans are more tied up with club support or that away fans are sightseeing in the centre of London I don’t know, but we certainly do not qualify as a top team for the atmosphere in the build-up to our National team playing.

Men in the middle: Mark Clattenburg (left) and Michael Oliver (right) take charge of World Cup qualifiers

There are worse places than England though. For a World Cup qualification play-off in Bahrain there was little or no evidence that a football match was going to be played even as we approached the stadium.

Contrast that with the packed out stadium in Asuncion for Paraguay’s last day defeat against Columbia, who missed out on the chance to play in Korea/Japan by one goal despite winning that game 4-0.